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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/awets

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This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

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Etymology

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Apparently related to *awelā (breeze),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.[2]

Noun

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*awets m

  1. inspiration
  2. poetic talent

Inflection

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Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *awets *awete *awetes
vocative *awets *awete *awetes
accusative *awetam *awete *awetams
genitive *awetos *awetou *awetom
dative *awetei *awetobom *awetobos
locative *aweti
instrumental *awete? *awetobim *awetobis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Middle Irish:

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 47
  2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 28